The activities of the 136 members represented by the Réunion Import and Trade Union respond in all respects, through their jobs and their interactions, to the definition of an economic sector. The 70th anniversary of the SICR this year is an opportunity to highlight this sector which we sometimes forget is vital for the economy and daily life.. We will never be able to produce everything in Reunion, and recalling it in no way detracts from the remarkable work carried out by local agriculture and industry.. Import professions refer to maritime transport. We remember how vulnerable Reunion Island found itself during the health crisis and the disorganization of maritime freight that it caused..
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Thanks to their stocks, importers allowed us to get through this period without major shortages. They also play a role in the current lower inflation that Reunion Island is experiencing compared to mainland France.. Assuming extended producer responsibility (REP), importers and traders, by their union, contributed to the establishment of waste collection and recycling channels, which allowed Reunion Island to catch up in this area. These are all aspects that Philippe-Alexandre Rebboah develops for us, president of the SICR. Philippe-Alexandre Rebboah who will be, Of course, one of the guests of the second congress of commercial strategies in Reunion, StratCo Run 2023, October 11. Leader Réunion is a partner of this event which, from its second edition, confirms its relevance : there was a need for such a framework to allow decision-makers from trade and industry to meet and discuss. The 2023 program is a continuation of the themes addressed by the first congress, but it goes further in the search for prospects for evolution and development. Finally, I draw your attention to another factor of evolution which will irrigate our island like the rest of the world in the years to come : artificial intelligence with its countless applications. But there is a local AI resource on the island, including a core of developers who have just formed an association. AI in Reunion, a topic to follow…
